The Official First World Problems Thread™
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@anotherusername Oh, thanks!
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@gribnit You're welcome.
I recycle where and what I can, but it's by no means worth my effort to sort through other people's trash to rescue the recyclables.
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@anotherusername said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@gribnit You're welcome.
I recycle where and what I can, but it's by no means worth my effort to sort through other people's trash to rescue the recyclables.
That's why there are machines for doing that and, frankly, they're doing a way better job at that than any human could ever do.
For example, could you easily discern the differing types of plastic?
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@rhywden said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
For example, could you easily discern the differing types of plastic?
*licks amorphous material* Hmm, yep, definitely ABS....
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@tsaukpaetra Without the year and manufacturer that's not so impressive.
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@rhywden that's not what he's talking about... he's talking about the Don't Care Bin, i.e. the one whose contents is going straight to the landfill, unless some kind soul (him) comes along and moves all of the recyclables into one of the recycling bins instead.
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@gribnit said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@tsaukpaetra Without the year and manufacturer that's not so impressive.
Don't need that to know where to shove it.
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@anotherusername said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@rhywden that's not what he's talking about... he's talking about the Don't Care Bin, i.e. the one whose contents is going straight to the landfill, unless some kind soul (him) comes along and moves all of the recyclables into one of the recycling bins instead.
That's actually the thing - it's more efficient to dump everything into one basket and let the machine sort it out than humans doing it manually.
Because even the recycling bins have to be sorted again (people throw the wrong stuff in the wrong bin / the aforementioned typization of plastic / ...) and when you have to do that anyway, why not do away with the sorting at all?
This is not magic. Over here in Germany we actually already have several companies with just such a machine.
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@pie_flavor said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@chozang No, and you're part of the problem for thinking so. There is stuff that legitimately belongs in the trash and can't be recycled or composted, but the problem with there not being a separate don't-care bin is that people have to sift through everything in the trash because they don't know what belongs there and what doesn't.
Wait, your idea is that the "Don't Care Bin" is for people who care that it goes to the proper bin, but don't care enough to figure out which bin is the proper one? And then somebody else has to sort through everything in it and actually put it in the proper bin.
Ain't nobody got time fo' that.
@Rhywden in the US all the recycling is sorted by some combination of machines/humans. But trash goes straight to the landfill, because it's too costly to sort it (even by machine) to try to salvage the recyclables.
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@anotherusername said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
But trash goes straight to the landfill, because it's too costly to sort it (even by machine) to try to salvage the recyclables.
Couldn't you guys use
slavesprison labor to solve that?
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@dkf even then, you'd have an opportunity cost -- there are far more profitable things they could be doing. It probably still wouldn't be worth it. Especially because most recyclables are not profitable to recycle, except in a "save a tree -- save the planet" sense.
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Plugged the tablet in last night only to discover this morning that the cleaning lady pull out the extension to run the vacuum
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@PJH said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
The Government considers the current football symbol has a clear meaning and is understood by the public. Changing the design to show accurate geometry is not appropriate in this context.
Basically, the Her Majesty's government decided that the research done in 2011 to determine the best symbols to use for various street signs was sufficient, that drivers could already sufficiently understand the symbol, that drivers would be distracted if they were trying to notice the exact shapes of the panels on the symbol, and that it would be unjustifiably expensive to update existing street signs.
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@djls45 said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
the research done in 2011 to determine the best symbols to use for various street signs was sufficient
@djls45 said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:that drivers could already sufficiently understand the symbol
@djls45 said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
it would be unjustifiably expensive to update existing street signs.
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@Zecc said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
2015
Man, they're way behind in those reports!
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Edit: From the comments
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@PJH said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
Hmm...a theme?
https://www.salon.com/2020/02/17/how-far-would-you-go-to-save-your-favorite-water-bottle/
"I rushed through the airport only to be stopped at TSA because, of course, my bottle was full of water; I had no moments to spare but the [TSA] agent told me either I tossed the bottle or I'd have to go to the back of the line and miss my flight," Barón said. "I cried as I went through the scanner and ran off to my gate; I didn't realize it would be like saying goodbye to an old friend."
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How far would you go to save your favorite water bottle?
Apparently not far enough to drink it empty.
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@Zecc said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
How far would you go to save your favorite water bottle?
Apparently not far enough to drink it empty.
Toby Faire, I wouldn't be surprised if the TSA would have rejected that option as 'taking too long' and sent them to the back of the line anyway. Same for pouring it out (no sink available).
And isn't it the size of the container, rather than the amount of fluid in it, which is the safety violation?
Filed Under: zip-lock bags are 1l
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@PleegWat said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
And isn't it the size of the container, rather than the amount of fluid in it, which is the safety violation?
Considering the size range of wine bottles available in the shop right after the security checkpoint, I doubt it. Or maybe Helsinki airport just fails at security theater worse than most.
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@acrow said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@PleegWat said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
And isn't it the size of the container, rather than the amount of fluid in it, which is the safety violation?
Considering the size range of wine bottles available in the shop right after the security checkpoint, I doubt it. Or maybe Helsinki airport just fails at security theater worse than most.
Sealed containers bought in the tax-free area are exempt. After all, it is possible to mix a liquid bomb into a large bottle you brought from home, but doing so in a filled bottle you bought in the tax-free is impossible.
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@PleegWat said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@acrow said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@PleegWat said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
And isn't it the size of the container, rather than the amount of fluid in it, which is the safety violation?
Considering the size range of wine bottles available in the shop right after the security checkpoint, I doubt it. Or maybe Helsinki airport just fails at security theater worse than most.
Sealed containers bought in the tax-free area are exempt. After all, it is possible to mix a liquid bomb into a large bottle you brought from home, but doing so in a filled bottle you bought in the tax-free is impossible.
it's all security theatre..... the number of terrorists caught by the TSA: 0, the number of times the TSA has terrorized, or harassed, or otherwise executed an abuse of power against a traveler: THE NUMBER IS RISING TOO FAST TO COUNT! EVERY TIME WE PICK A NUMBER THEY JUST DO MORE!
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@PleegWat said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
And isn't it the size of the container, rather than the amount of fluid in it, which is the safety violation?
No, you can bring empty containers. My wife will bring her thermos and fill it with water bought inside the terminal.
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@PleegWat said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
And isn't it the size of the container, rather than the amount of fluid in it, which is the safety violation?
No. Because once through the check point, you can fill it back up again.
edit: d!
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My laptop is too light.
I can't open it with a single hand because when I lift its screen the base comes along.
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@Zecc said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
My laptop is too light.
I can't open it with a single hand because when I lift its screen the base comes along.
They put the battery in the back, which significantly reduces angular inertia.
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@Zecc said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
My laptop is too light.
I can't open it with a single hand because when I lift its screen the base comes along.
My new laptop is very light. As in non-existent. I've been informed it's delayed again. Trying to buy a Lenovo X1 Carbon is the ultimate exercise in frustration. (I canceled the one from Thanksgiving and started over on Prez weekend.)
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@dcon said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
I canceled the one from Thanksgiving and started over on Prez weekend.
And putting yourself back at the end of the queue. Congrats.
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@Tsaukpaetra said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@dcon said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
I canceled the one from Thanksgiving and started over on Prez weekend.
And putting yourself back at the end of the queue. Congrats.
Different (newer) components. The current delivery date is still earlier than the old one. But somehow I doubt very many computers will be coming out of China for a while...
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@dcon said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@Zecc said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
My laptop is too light.
I can't open it with a single hand because when I lift its screen the base comes along.
My new laptop is very light. As in non-existent. I've been informed it's delayed again. Trying to buy a Lenovo X1 Carbon is the ultimate exercise in frustration. (I canceled the one from Thanksgiving and started over on Prez weekend.)
The company I support thanks you for your patience as they buy umpteen hundred more X1 Carbons for their field sales people...
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@dcon said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@Tsaukpaetra said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@dcon said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
I canceled the one from Thanksgiving and started over on Prez weekend.
And putting yourself back at the end of the queue. Congrats.
Different (newer) components. The current delivery date is still earlier than the old one. But somehow I doubt very many computers will be coming out of China for a while...
And I was wrong! This morning "Your package is on its way!" arrived in my inbox.
That delivery date beats the email status of 3 days ago by about 3 weeks!
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I was driving home yesterday, and was trying to get on the highway from an on ramp that was quickly becoming an exit, so I signaled, and suddenly there was no gap beside me anymore. I waited for a bit, edged over a bit, but they kept rushing jerkily forward whenever a gap appeared. I looked in at the young girl driving, and she started blankly into my eyes while keeping that gap closed. So I cut in front of the guy in front of her.
I know some of you are in places where this kind of thing is worse, but seriously.
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@Magus said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
an on ramp that was quickly becoming an exit
That's absolutely terrible road design BTW. It turns out to be better to put fewer freeway junctions in so that there's space for traffic to sort itself out. Yes, traffic has to go further on surface streets to reach a junction, but at least the freeway isn't getting choked up.
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@dkf said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@Magus said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
an on ramp that was quickly becoming an exit
That's absolutely terrible road design BTW. It turns out to be better to put fewer freeway junctions in so that there's space for traffic to sort itself out. Yes, traffic has to go further on surface streets to reach a junction, but at least the freeway isn't getting choked up.
There's one particular exit I wish they've construct into non-existence... Traffic always backs up at least a couple miles in the evening because of people getting on/off. Rengstorff Ave on US101 south in Mountain View. (US101-S is the bottom half of 101 in the image)
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@boomzilla
Too many garage responses to that one
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status: seriously considering buying the heated tube for my CPAP machine... 😒
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@Tsaukpaetra when I first gone mine my wife sewed a fleece sleeve for the tube. That really helped but it was a major PITA to put it on. I haven't bothered with it for years. I've learned to bring the tube in under the covers with me to let my body heat keep it from getting too cold.
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@boomzilla said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
I've learned to bring the tube in under the covers with me to let my body heat keep it from getting too cold.
Yeah, normally it's not a problem here in AZ, but for the month-ish where it is....
I'm not normally hot enough for "being under the covers" to matter I guess, and since all the tube is practically able to be so (the unit is two inches away from my head. Silly-long tube is silly...) I guess I'll just deal with it.
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Oh gno!
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Shoutout to @ixvedeusi for being the fifth upvote!
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@Tsaukpaetra thanks for letting me know
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@JBert said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
airline meals
The "nope, you eat that" thread is .
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@JBert said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
Aviation geek Nik Sennhauser recreates the inflight meals he misses so much - even though he hates cooking.
Filed under: But you repeat yourself
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@Zerosquare said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
@JBert said in The Official First World Problems Thread™:
Aviation geek Nik Sennhauser recreates the inflight meals he misses so much - even though he hates cooking.
Filed under: But you repeat yourself
Thanks, this clears the way to the observation that this is an act of spite against cuisine itself, so purely motivated as to be otherwise incomprehensible.